I was delighted to be featured on Episode 37 of The Duffer's Literary Companion podcast hosted by Stephen Proctor and Jim Hartsell. Really enjoyed our conversation about my memoir A Quick Nine Before Dark: A Life in Golf.
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My prep golf letterman pin circa mid-1970s whiffed by not featuring the "reverse C" finish of the time! Those days—and a lot more—in my new memoir, which I'll discuss Saturday at Fairfield Public Library. Sign up here:
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Amy Rogers and I had a nice conversation on the Golf Writers Association of America podcast about my memoir A Quick Nine Before Dark, which was released yesterday. Have a listen!

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Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered my memoir A Quick Nine Before Dark. Publication day is just a week away. Delighted to share an excerpt here—about the first of many, many golf tournaments I've attended, the U.S. Professional Match Play when I was 12.
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A month until publication of my memoir A Quick Nine Before Dark, so appreciative of this review by North Carolina poet & author Stephen E. Smith: "Writing is unfailingly lucid, exact and engaging." "Beautifully crafted prose." More than another golf book."
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A month until publication of my memoir A Quick Nine Before Dark, so appreciative of this review by Stephen E. Smith, long part of the N.C. literary scene: "Writing is unfailingly lucid, exact and engaging." "Beautifully crafted prose." More than another golf book."
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Very happy to announce my forthcoming memoir "A Quick Nine Before Dark" and share the cover! It's being published by Tatra Press (March 15, 2026) and is available to pre-order now.
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Shoutout and congratulations to friend and Pinecrest High School classmate Sara E. Johnson, whose first mystery novel was published when she was 60 and whose sixth, "Bone Chilling," came out recently. She's at work on a 7th! Here's the Kirkus review of "Bone Chilling." bit.ly/4qsYOFK

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McIlroy’s up and down day ends on a career high at the Masters.

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Justin Rose takes charge, Rory McIlroy tumbles late, and Scottie Scheffler has an excellent start in title defense at 89th Masters Tournament. #golf #masters
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Really nice story by Brentley Romine on Luke Clanton, who has secured his PGA Tour card through the PGA Tour University Accelerated program shorturl.at/p1Ocm

Belgian Brilliance
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Should be a compelling final pairing in Hero World Challenge on Sunday. Wolrld No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas, with Thomas having an opportunity to get back on the winning track.
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